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- [out-stey]
- /ˌaʊtˈsteɪ/
- /ˌaʊtˈsteɪ/
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- [out-stey]
- /ˌaʊtˈsteɪ/
Definitions of outstay word
- verb with object outstay to stay longer than. 1
- verb with object outstay to stay beyond the time or duration of; overstay: to outstay one's welcome. 1
- noun outstay Stay beyond the limit of (one's expected or permitted time). 1
- transitive verb outstay stay longer than 1
- verb outstay to stay longer than 0
- verb outstay to stay beyond (a limit) 0
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Origin of outstay
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; out- + stay1
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Parts of speech for Outstay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outstay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
outstay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outstay
verb outstay
- outlast — to endure or last longer than: The pyramids outlasted the civilization that built them.
- outlive — to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.): She outlived her husband by many years.
- survive — to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
- hang on — the way in which a thing hangs.
- outwear — to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well-made product that outwears its competition.
Antonyms for outstay
verb outstay
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- fall apart — physically: into pieces
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- peter out — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
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